Crater Lake

For our six year anniversary (which was yesterday), Ben planned a trip to Crater Lake since I had never been and always wanted to go. There was still a lot of snow there which made for some beautiful scenery.

(Yes, that's Ben's shirt)

Here is the lodge we stayed at which over looks the lake. It was initially built in 1918.

30 weeks

I've officially hit 30 weeks and entered the final trimester of this pregnancy. Here's proof of my growing belly:

My face is not included in this picture since my hair was a mess

Yesterday I came out wearing one of Ben's button down shirts with a belt tied above my belly and asked if he liked my new shirt. He said yes -not realizing it was his shirt. Maybe a little sad I can now fit into my husband's clothes.

We're making slow progress on the nursery. I can't wait to have it finished but it doesn't look like it's going to be done any time soon.

Here's a little preview

Better late than never

This is hardly relevant anymore since it's no secret we are having a girl but I'm finally spending some time with my new video camera to learn how it actually works.

So, without further ado, here is how we told our family what the gender of our baby is:

Our last big adventure...

...for a while anyways. With the baby coming we know things will change but we sure had a great trip. We just got back from a week long vacation to Kauai with Ben's parents and had the most wonderful time. The weather was great, the company was great, and the food was plentiful.

We stayed in a condo with this view from the lanai.

We saw beautiful sights at the Waimea Canyon, National Botanical Gardens, and Wailua Falls.

We also had plenty of beach time where Ben snorkeled and I laid on the beach (notice I omitted any pictures of me in a swimsuit on the beach-you're welcome)

Ben also had time to golf with his dad while Becky and I rode around in the cart.

And we got to see another natural blow hole. I say another, because we've already had the opportunity to see blow holes on Maui and in Mexico. They are all quite cool.

And now that we are back we can begin to focus on the nursery, which I am so excited about since my mom has made all the bedding.

Ultrasound pictures

20 Weeks

I was going to title this post something about my slow growing belly but when I saw the pictures I realized my belly isn't as small as I thought it was.

I have officially reached the half way point (theoretically -assuming baby doesn't come late) and admittedly the pregnancy has gone pretty quickly. After some first trimester sickness, second trimester has been very comfortable (aside from being hungry all the time and craving onion rings). We don't know the gender of the baby yet but hope to find out soon!

You should know

This...

was confirmed by this!